#495AA2#495AA2

#495AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.117 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AA2
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 162)
HSL	hsl(229, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(229, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 15.12, -41.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 43.79, 290.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.0031 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.117 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9233, 11.3365, 35.6826)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AA2 #A29149

analogous

#4986A2 #495AA2 #6449A2

triadic

#495AA2 #A2495A #5AA249

tetradic

#495AA2 #A24986 #A29149 #49A264

square

#495AA2 #A24986 #A29149 #49A264

split-complementary

#495AA2 #A26449 #86A249

monochromatic

#232B4E #364378 #495AA2 #6C7BBD #96A1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#495AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#495AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AA2

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AA2	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B63A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.117 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8288be',
    500: '#495aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aa2;
$custom-light: #8288be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.539,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48953,
    "c": 0.11686,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AA2

secondary

#BCB28B

accent

#B85ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AA2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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